S.C. Code Ann. § 52-1-20
No carnival to which games of chance or gambling devices are attached shall exhibit in this State. Provided, games of chance involving skill shall be permissible at recognized State and county fairs; provided, further, no cash prize shall be awarded.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 5-11; 1952 Code Section 5-11; 1942 Code Section 6333; 1932 Code Section 6333; Civ. C. '22 Sections 5177, 5178, 5181-5186; Cr. C. '22 Sections 247-251; 1917 (30) 545; 1918 (30) 764; 1919 (31) 150; 1920 (31) 726, 752, 927; 1921 (32) 100, 224, 256, 331; 1922 (32) 906; 1929 (36) 57; 1930 (36) 1276; 1934 (38) 1484; 1935 (39) 266, 388, 421; 1937 (40) 241, 292; 1939 (41) 532; 1945 (44) 26; 1947 (45) 70, 131, 281; 1948 (45) 1632; 1973 (58) 623. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT Governmental regulation of place of amusement, entertainment, or recreation as violating rights of owner or operator under equal protection clause of Federal Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment - Supreme Court cases. 104 L Ed 2d 1078.